# Sections from custom curve

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sections-from-custom-curve/5596>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [January 31, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sections-from-custom-curve/5596 "2019-01-31T10:49:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![nabilgh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a87d85/32.png) [@nabilgh](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/nabilgh)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 10:49am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sections-from-custom-curve/5596/1 "2019-01-31T10:49:39Z")

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Is there any way to create a custom curve using fiducial points and create perpendicular custom 2d sections to this curve? The purpose is to follow the trajectory of a dental root canal and analyse the 2d sections perpendicular to this trajectory at several levels.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2019, 10:55am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/sections-from-custom-curve/5596/2 "2019-01-31T10:55:41Z")

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See instructions in this post: [Dentalscan reformat/slices](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/dentalscan-reformat-slices/3460/2)